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<p><h1>For Students</h1></p>

<p>Commercial and residential buildings account for 40% of the energy consumed 
in the U.S. and 70% of electricity use. Renewable energy resources are 
well-matched to building needs. Solar heating technologies are clearly 
understood and have been used for decades, around the world, to heat buildings 
and to provide hot water. Wind power and solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies 
are also readily available to directly generate electricity from the sun. These 
energy sources are clean, reliable, and widely distributed. And yet, the energy 
from wind and solar resources combined account for only 0.2% of total US energy 
use. In fact, solar energy production in the US has actually decreased over the 
past 10 years.</p>

<p>The Solar Decathlon is an intercollegiate competition to design, build and 
operate a home powered completely by solar energy. In October 2007, twenty 
university teams from the US, Canada, and Europe transported their homes to 
Washington, D.C., where they constructed a "solar-village" on the National 
Mall. The event was a powerful public demonstration of solar energy, energy 
efficiency, and the best in home design.</p>
<p><a href="http://solar.colorado.edu/concept/index.html">Read more...</a></p>

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